Employment weekly highlights—16 April 2020

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This week's edition of Employment highlights includes: (1) a look at the direction issued by the Treasury giving legal effect to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the third update to the HMRC guidance on the CJRS, (2) the second update to the HMRC guidance on the CJRS, (3) an analysis of the High Court decision in Carluccio’s Limited by David Reade QC and Daniel Northall of Littleton Chambers, (4) recommendations from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on cross-border workers and other related matters associated with the coronavirus, (5) updated government guidance for businesses and employers on how to remain open safely during the pandemic, (6) new HMRC guidance on how it will calculate the total income and profits for the self-employed who have lost profits due to the pandemic, (7) the temporary rule change in the EAT to make provision for virtual ‘attendance’ by the public and the media, (8) guidance issued by the Civil Mediation Council relating to online and remote mediation...